Look at who those players play with. Morrin is too small in OUR SQUAD. Cotter can get away with being on the smaller side when he's lining up next to Taumololo/McLean/Neame.
It was clear they were trying to get him to half time to needle him up. If they pulled him off at 35min and a needle worked at half time, we'd be using another interchange to get him back on. Tactics way over half the Kennels head.
Skelton at wing in NSW cup shows that he's below Wilson in the order - which I think is deserved. I definitely don't have the wraps on Skelton that some do here.
Haven't really seen anyone say he played a good game, but I definitely don't think it's as bad as being said on here. He played 40mins in a trial, it's expected that all of our players will be a little rusty / timing a little off.
Yeah Poasa stayed solid for the full 20 which was great, especially since if he nabs a bench role he'll only need to play 15~ odd min stints. Hard to fit 7 or 8 guys into our backline of 5, complete opposite to last year.
Yeah the Burton pile on is laughable for 40mins of a trial. He's a 6, not a halfback. Some of the best 6's have quiet games, or a quiet 70minutes and then blitz for 10. Look at guys like Munster, Dyl Brown, Ezra Mam. Key difference to Burton with all of those guys is they also play with great...
If you knew that, why are you posting here 3 times a day asking if its true if they are coming? Just chill, check once a day, stop spamming and people will stop hanging shit on you.
Every single signing that goes anywhere is "released or unsigned" by their previous clubs lol. If you were meaning released or UNWANTED, that would be different (but also wrong).
Think this is very very close, only changes I could see is Taffe at 1 and Tracey at 4, with Xerri in cup for a few weeks. Not sure if Harrison Edwards will be on the bench rd1, maybe RFM or Morrin. Hutchinson 18th man if Taffe plays 1.
Seyfarth is decent, like watching him, is all effort and a bit of a loose unit too. All the people saying "well hes rejected from the spooners so why would we want him" - look at their pack. Klem, Utoi, Bateman, Ipaps, Pole, Twal. We'd take every single one of those on merit every day of the...
I think Meaney went to the Storm for less coin than we offered though if I remember correctly. Phins have a load of cash, I'd say Averillo leaving is opportunity + money related. He's a starter there next year, no guarantees he would start with us.
Because are you going to shift Morrin to the wing so Skelton can cover an edge injury? His versatility when starting on the wing doesn't matter. Waddell covers edge middle and has played centre this year for us as well and is on the bench. Wilson showed more in Cup than Skelton, and has had good...
So we should pull our winger off the wing instead of using the forwards on the bench? I get Skelton makes metres, but when it's between him and Wilson I'm not surprised Wilson stays in.
We made a deal 2 years ago to take a game there for 3 years. The issue is that we play a QLD team when we do it (Cows last year, Phins this year). Theres a fair few Bulldogs supporters in Bundy, the game last year was close to 50/50 which is pretty insane considering where it was played and...
Cat 1 and Cat 2 only relate to the incident on field - directly associated with the on field symptoms. Cat 1 gets ruled out instantly, Cat 2 gets the chance to complete the Head Injury Assessment. If the HIA is passed, they can return. If the HIA is failed, they are "concussed" and are subject...
Yeah Tallis is a flop. A broncos team of Haas, Carrigan, Fifita, Coates, Farnworth, Staggs, Oates and more won the spoon. All of those blokes walk in to our 13 currently.
We don't score enough points because we're barely ever down the right end of the field. We let too many points in because, guess what, the opposition are almost always in attacking position. Our middles are as soft as butter, teams consistently make 10-15m more per set than us just doing one out...
Dreaming. New salary cap means even a reduced contract is going to be around 500k. Wouldn't be surprised if we offer 1 year + a club option for a 2nd year that's increased in value (obviously injury free and good form will see the club activate it)
All you blokes whinging for a mid season signing and a halfback signing and then whinging when it's not the one you want. Sexton is an out-and-out 7, will compliment Burton well and is still very young. Give the kid some time.
We have no one else. Burns was the back up fb and is injured. Wilson hasn't played fb all year, no way they throw him there with 3 days training. Joash would be next up but he's raw and better off spending time in NSW cup.
Well deserved. His first stint was good as well contrary to popular opinion on here. Ended the 1st half with 120m and almost 30 tackles, none missed. His last 15min stint was immense though.
In the first clip he's sliding across to cover the kick in behind (exactly how Curran scored when he DIDN'T slide) and is let down by his middles. Thats no fault on Perham.
The screenshot with the arrows - why are you blaming Perham and not the winger who is 4 players in field? Obviously that...
Yeah, Perham is 100% a stop gap solution until Crichton. He's only on a 1 year deal anyway, not like some of those 3 year clangers we still haven't gotten rid of. People are screaming to shift Averillo when Ciro (and most people watching our games this year) can see that he is a centre and will...
That's all fine IF Coates scores (which he would've in the end). But if any of the attempted tackles had've succeeded (there were a couple), the ref can't just stop play and ask the bunker to check how the ball ended up there. Coates plays the ball, Melbourne can score the next play, the bunker...
Waddell has been great last 2 weeks as a bench middle. Was really strong last night, wee were still solid with Waddell/Brown/Pele all on the field, nice change from our usual interchange forwards being absolute potatoes.
As a mad Bulldogs fan in Bundaberg, the game yesterday was unreal for us. So much buzz, player interactions were great, and the crowd was very close to 50/50 (which is amazing considering where we are in Qld).
A lot of people I spoke too had travelled for the game as well- up from...
Hopefully we can get DWZ back on the wing. All the good things DWZ does from the back (run the ball straight and hard), he can do from the wing, but for some reason he only puts in 100% when hes named at 1. Meaney needs an extended run at fb, he's shown promise there and our defensive lines...
Ogden pulled Papenhuyzens hair 50m upfield, which started a little scuffle. Storm scored the same set, which is why Munster gave Ofa the treatment after the try. Ogdens been cited for the hair pull, NAS for the punch.